Al-Shuʿarāʾ
Ash-Shu‘ara’ (, ; The Poets) is the 26th chapter (sūrah) of the Qurʾan with 227 verses (āyāt). Many of these verses are very short. The chapter is named from the word Ash-Shu'ara in ayat 224. It is also the longest Meccan surah according to the number of verses.
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"Al-Shuʿarāʾ" (The Poets) is the 26th chapter of the Qurʾan, containing 227 verses and named after a reference to poets in one of those verses. It is the longest chapter of the Qurʾan believed to have been revealed during the Meccan period of Islam's early history.
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Key facts
- Sura.Name_of_Surah
- Ash-Shuʻarāʼ
- Sura.Arabic_name
- الشعراء
- Sura.Classification
- Makkan
- Sura.Meaning_of_the_name
- The Poets
- Sura.Sura_number
- 26
- Sura.Number_of_verses
- 227
- Sura.Juz'_number
- 19
- Sura.Hizb_number
- 37
- Sura.Number_of_Rukus
- 11
- Sura.Number_of_words
- 1463
- Sura.Number_of_letters
- 5553
- Sura.Harf e Mukatta'at
- Ṭā Sīn Mīm طسم
- Sura.Previous_Sura
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8 sectionsContents
- Summary
- Notable verses
- 214 Warning Verse
- Exegesis
- Hadith
- Notes
- References
- External links
Ash-Shu‘ara’ (, ; The Poets) is the 26th chapter (sūrah) of the Qurʾan with 227 verses (āyāt). Many of these verses are very short. The chapter is named from the word Ash-Shu'ara in ayat 224. It is also the longest Meccan surah according to the number of verses.
The chapter talks about various prophets and their tribes, and how the disbelievers were destroyed after threatening the prophets with death. It also talks about the mercy of God (Allah). This surah starts with the story of Moses, followed by that of Abraham and the previous prophets.